Friendly number 3

Friendly number 3
tonight and it was a last minute one after a week of pitch cancellations and
searching for opposition who already had somewhere to play – but we got one,
and it turned out to be a pretty decent game!

Bengal Lancers were tonight’s
opposition. A well-established club, with teams in the SSMAFL and Sunday
Central AFL. We were playing the Saturday team who currently play in the
Premier Division so we knew we were up for a tough test, but yet again the boys
turned up in numbers and we had 19 players to choose from – which might be why
the manager tried to start the game with 12 men!

The first half was
competitive and saw Dennistoun Thistle play our best 45 to date with the ball
being passed out from the back and the team continually trying to press for a
goal. At half time it was 0-0 and we were pleased with how things were going.

The second half was
equally competitive with both teams having their fair share of chances in the
opening 10 mins and by 65 mins the scoreline was 1-1 with both teams scoring
quality goals.

The game was anyone’s to
win at this point and you could see there was a determination about us to go on
and get the win, but then a great shot from Bengal Lancers made it 2-1 and we
were chasing the game.

Tiredness kicked in and
despite trying to get an equalizer the team just couldn’t make it happen then
in the last 5 mins of the game Thistle scored a cruel own goal making the final
scoreline 3-1 to Bengal Lancers.

Another great experience
for the team who are still learning to play together and the improvement can
already be seen from the first two games.

We’re looking to play
lots more friendlies in the run up to the 2019/20 season beginning, so if you
have a team that’s looking for a bit of competition then let us know and we’ll
be happy to arrange something!

We’re also still looking
for players, fans and sponsors too, so if
you’d like to be involved in some way or find out more about the club then
please get in touch by emailing dennistounthistle@gmail.com and
we’ll be happy to talk.

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